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ARE EU CITIZENS FACING A ‘WINDRUSH-STYLE DISASTER’?

Following the fifth anniversary of the EU referendum vote that threw their future in the UK into doubt, EU citizens are still facing uncertainty over what it will mean for their rights in

Brexit Britain.

EU nationals who have not applied for the EU Settlement

Scheme by June 30 will find themselves living in the UK illegally, meaning those who cannot show they have been granted settled status or pre-settled status will not be able to rent, work or claim benefits in the UK.

The Home Office has said people with “reasonable grounds” for missing the deadline will be permitted to make a late application but fears have been raised that this could

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